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Risk, Sacrifice, and Success
In their combined half-century of government service, Col. John Gioia, USAF (ret.) and Maj. Gen. Jack Robbins, USAF (ret.) had seen dozens of high-profile, high-risk government programs fail. In these failures, they saw an opportunity.
In 1980, Gioia used all of his financial resources to start the company, even mortgaging his house to make payroll. Yet, the greatest risk of this endeavor was the fact that project management as an industry simply did not exist. With every new client, solution, and industry, Robbins-Gioia (R-G) carved out a niche for project and program management in the minds of government and commercial leaders.
As the company proved its abilities, word-of-mouth accolades spread throughout
the Department of Defense and beyond. R-G's first commercial
successes came in the automotive industry, helping General Motors address a
critical need to improve efficiency and time to market. Originally rolled out
for a single product line,
R-G's methodology was put in place in 22 of
GM's 24 product lines.
Today, the company's balanced solutions-blending the right people, processes, and technology in the right proportions-can be applied to any industry. While other companies have entered the market, R-G has remained true to its roots—keeping an eye on the best interests of clients, giving honest and straightforward advice, and never straying from what it does best: making clients successful.
"If we can make sure that every person is working toward the same goals—the good of the customer, the employee, and the company—the end result will be a growing and even more successful company." John Gioia
